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James McMurdock vs Sir John Hayes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 5 different votes 202 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
238
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
117
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
121
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Tax
71 of 111 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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